Architecture Governance Overview Template
Documenting how architectural decisions are made, enforced, and evolved across the organisation
The Architecture Governance Overview template provides a structured approach to documenting how architectural decisions are made, enforced, and evolved across the organisation.
Template Sections
This template includes 7 sections.
Governance Overview
Describe the governance model: its purpose, the governance bodies, the scope of architectural governance, and how...
Architecture Governance Structure
Diagram section
Governance RACI
Map who is responsible, accountable, consulted, and informed for each governance activity: decision-making, compliance...
Governance Principles
State the principles governing architecture governance: governance enables rather than blocks, decisions are made at...
Governance Health Checklist
Define the checklist for assessing governance health: review cadence met, decisions recorded, compliance assessed, and...
Governance Metrics
Define the key governance metrics: decision throughput, decision latency, compliance rate, exception rate, and...
Governance Risks
Document risks: governance that is too heavy, governance that is ignored, decision bottlenecks, and governance that...
Section Details
Block Types Used
| Section | Block Type | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Governance Overview | Rich Text | Describe the governance model: its purpose, the governance bodies, the scope of... |
| Architecture Governance Structure | Diagram | Diagram section |
| Governance RACI | RACI Matrix | Map who is responsible, accountable, consulted, and informed for each... |
| Governance Principles | Principle | State the principles governing architecture governance: governance enables... |
| Governance Health Checklist | Governance Checklist | Define the checklist for assessing governance health: review cadence met,... |
| Governance Metrics | Metric Display | Define the key governance metrics: decision throughput, decision latency,... |
| Governance Risks | Risk | Document risks: governance that is too heavy, governance that is ignored,... |
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